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Pastiche in Contemporary Latin American Literature

1990; New Prairie Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4148/2334-4415.1245

2334-4415

Jean Franco,

Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism

Pastiche, defined as non-satiric imitation, is a characteristic feature of contemporary Latin American narrative. Although unlike parody it does not stand in antagonist relationship with a prior text, nevertheless pastiche marks a distance and a displacement of other texts. The article illustrates this with reference to Mario Vargas Llosa's pastiche of Machiguenga indigenous legends in his novel El hablador and Silviano Santiago's pastiche of Graciliano Ramos's prison memories in his novel, Em Liberdade.